Logan's Run on Pure Adrenaline

Rating: Null/10 (29 July 2011)

Action. SciFi. Thriller. Well, that's putting it lightly now, isn't it.
My husband and I never heard of it, and picked it up because we liked the cast (McGregor, Johansson, Buscemi, Bean...). We were so glad that we did!
If you take Carousel (Logan's Run) and make it a lottery to The Island, make the truth about "the ideal world" inhabitants far more horrifying (they're clones "harvested" for their body parts: it's gruesome), and make the "run" itself so insanely action-packed you've little time to do anything but sit on the edge of your seat cheering for the heroes like the racehorse you just picked at 17-1...
...you now have this movie. I really couldn't help yelling, "Run, runner, run!" LOL!
Stylish, awesome effects, brilliant chase scenes and great acting all around. I wanna know more about HounSou now. I'm a chick so I often don't buy relationships written by men; I not only bought it, Ewan and Scarlett are HOT. I should mention, since a chick, that I don't have a "thing" for Ewan; just an overall fan.
He does a hilarious scene "fighting with himself". He even makes fun of his own Scottish accent: it's awesome. I love it when actors make fun of themselves in movies! I also like watching Sean Bean play "bad guy". He's so cold and calculating in this; I love to hate him. Please quit giving this man "pretty boy" roles.
The incubation scenes are almost as cold as Apple's "1984" commercial. Completely creepy.
I'm sorry I somehow missed this movie the first time around. It has everything I want in a sci-fi: a decent story, a lot of action, and some food for thought. I'll have to re-watch it tonight, as the action once they run is so fast and furious (but full contact), I know I missed a lot.
I do agree with others here: the ending is cheesy. But it also reminded me of the ending to Logan's Run; a homage?